Khaleel I Mohson

Department of Diagnostic Radiology and interventional radiology, National Cancer Research Center, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

Publications

• Commentary Article   
  Percutaneous intrathoracic mass biopsy: single centre performance and complications
  Author(s): Khaleel I Mohson*
  
  Background: Lung cancer and pulmonary metastasis are common problems in daily practice, obtaining tissue sample to reach a final diagnosis is previously done by surgical operation under general anaesthesia, and nowadays with an adventure of imaging-guided tissue biopsy specifically tru-cut biopsy the number of surgical procedures was dramatically decreasing. Aims: The study aimed to evaluate the role of Computed Tomography (CT) guided intrathoracic biopsy in achieving adequate tissue sampling and to assess the complications of the procedure. Methods: A prospective study included 30 patients who complained of variable symptoms related to the respiratory system and were referred to Interventional Radiology (IR) clinic from the thoracic surgery after performing contrastenhanced chest CT that revealed intrathoracic-lung or pleural related-lesion(s), this study was perf.. Read More»
  

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